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Police deputy was appointed to state accountability panel. He was then demoted.
Mariellen Burns, chief of internal and external communications for the Boston Police Department, said the characterization of what transpired is “not accurate,’’ though she said the department does not comment on reasons for changes to the command staff. “ …